Country Profile
Oct 2019
Driven by China and India, Asia’s developing economies saw healthy rates of growth in 2018. Japan’s economic prospects are less favourable however. Too many of Asia’s economies are excessively dependent on exports and large inflows of foreign ...
Megatrends
Sep 2019
The report examines how the Shifting Market Frontiers megatrend has evolved over the last 12 months. It provides analysis on how shifting economic power, technology, and population changes are impacting core Shifting Market Frontier megatrends, and ...
Strategy Briefing
Mar 2019
Growth of the global pharmaceuticals and medical equipment industry accelerated in 2018 on the back of strong performance of companies within Asia Pacific and Western Europe. Lucrative Asian markets, surging biologics production, and investment into ...
Strategy Briefing
Mar 2019
Asia Pacific leads the volume sale of small appliance in the world and it is the fastest growing region. This explores the market landscape of small appliance products and the factors that influence the performance of the industry in Asia Pacific....
Strategy Briefing
Mar 2019
Asia Pacific is by far the largest market for major appliances globally, and will remain so. Growth is mainly generated in emerging countries such as China, India and Vietnam, while the market shows stagnation in countries such as Japan and Hong ...
Strategy Briefing
Dec 2018
With the turnover value of USD504.6 billion, Asia Pacific is the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device producer, surpassing Western Europe. Following the slowdown in 2017, the region’s medical products manufacturing is anticipated to ...
Strategy Briefing
Dec 2018
Asia Pacific remains the world’s largest metal producer, led by booming Chinese industry. Growing global demand for and prices of iron, steel, precious and non-ferrous metals plays a significant role in the region’s industrial growth. China, Japan, ...
Strategy Briefing
Dec 2018
The energy sector is the key provider for many integral sectors in every economy, such as chemical products, utilities, transport, metal products manufacturing, etc. Over the 2017-2030 period, the energy industry is expected to experience stable ...
Country Profile
Dec 2018
North Korea’s economy appears to be struggling with growth of around 2% per year. However, when activities in the informal sector are taken into account the rate of growth is higher. Both the UN and the US have imposed, tough sanctions which will ...
Strategy Briefing
Jun 2018
In the Travel Quarterly Statement for Q2 2018, we review the latest performance of travel and tourism demand, considering the key growth drivers impacting destinations and source markets. With growing anti-globalisation sentiment, a trade war between...
Strategy Briefing
May 2018
With revenue of USD293 billion in 2017, Asia Pacific is the world’s third largest region for recreation, entertainment and arts production. However, Asia Pacific is rapidly catching up with other regions, and it is forecast that over the period ...
Strategy Briefing
Apr 2018
Local and international community support has allowed renewable energy expansion to gain pace, with even faster growth expected over the period to 2030. Over 2017-2025 the electricity equipment and metal mining industries will experience a ...
Strategy Briefing
Feb 2018
Asia Pacific is currently behind Western Europe, North America and Latin America in terms of men’s grooming value sales, but its fastest growth rate over 2011-2016 and the lowest per-capita spend globally explains that many countries in the region ...
Megatrends
Feb 2018
The recent past has seen enormous population changes including rapid urbanisation, accelerating migration and population ageing. These changes are set to continue in the future with far-reaching implications. They play a powerful role in driving the ...
Strategy Briefing
Jan 2018
Drug prices in developed markets will remain under pressure, in line with government-mandated initiatives, expected patent losses, and rising generic penetration. The key players are already losing their profits and thus ramp up advertising budgets ...
Strategy Briefing
Jan 2018
With production of USD2.8 trillion, Asia Pacific is the world’s third-largest business services market by revenue, following North America and Western Europe. Asia Pacific is the fastest developing region in business services globally. Future revenue...
Megatrends
Dec 2017
A growing ageing population is both an economic challenge and a business opportunity. As populations age, life’s milestones are deferred, and more people in the later stages of life assume the typical responsibilities of their younger counterparts, ...
Megatrends
Dec 2017
The Asian market is as important as ever. Half of global growth in consumer expenditure will originate in the region in the coming years. As a result, Asia Pacific will attract growing attention from global companies, for many of which Asia will ...
Megatrends
Dec 2017
In the age of digital transformation, consumers strive to experience more across the customer journey. To meet consumers’ expectations, brands need to take a consumer-centric view, looking at each touchpoint in the path to purchase and after, to ...
Megatrends
Nov 2017
Increasing awareness around ethical and environmental issues is driving the rise in mindful consumption. Although interest in ethical living is higher in emerging markets, it is still developed economies that lead the commercialisation of ...
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